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HANTAM-Unaudited-Draft-AR-2019 0 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................. 4 3.4.4 Financially Sustainability and Viability .................. 78 COMPONENT A: MAYOR’S FOREWORD .............. 4 3.4.5 Good Governance and Public Participation ............ 79 3.5 Municipal Functions ........................................... 80 COMPONENT B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............. 6 3.6 Overview of Performance per Ward ..................... 81 1.1 Municipal Manager’s Overview .............................. 6 COMPONENT A: BASIC SERVICES ................... 82 1.2 Municipal Functions, Population and Environmental Overview ........................................................... 7 3.7 Water Provision ................................................ 83 1.3 Service Delivery Overview.................................. 21 3.8 Sanitation Services ........................................... 87 1.4 Financial Health Overview .................................. 29 3.9 Electricity ......................................................... 91 1.5 Organisational Development Overview ................. 31 3.10 Waste Management (refuse collections, waste 1.6 Auditor-General Report ...................................... 33 disposal, street cleaning and recycling) ................ 95 3.11 Housing ........................................................... 99 CHAPTER 2: GOVERNANCE ............................. 35 3.12 Free Basic Services and Indigent Support ............ 99 COMPONENT A: POLITICAL AND COMPONENT B: ROAD TRANSPORT .............. 100 ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE .................... 35 3.13 Roads ............................................................ 100 2.2 Political Governance Structure ............................ 36 3.14 Stormwater ...................................................... 103 2.3 Administrative Governance Structure .................. 41 COMPONENT B: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMPONENT C: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 106 RELATIONS .................................................... 43 3.15 Planning ........................................................ 106 2.4 Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) ...................... 43 3.16 LED ............................................................... 109 COMPONENT C: PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ..... 49 COMPONENT D: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL 2.5 Public Meetings ................................................. 49 SERVICES ..................................................... 115 COMPONENT D: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE .... 57 3.17 Libraries ........................................................ 115 2.6 Risk Management ............................................. 57 3.18 Cemeteries .................................................... 120 2.7 Anti-corruption and Anti-fraud ............................ 58 3.19 Social Programmes ......................................... 121 2.8 Audit Committee ............................................... 59 COMPONENT E: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 2.9 Performance Audit Committee ............................ 60 .................................................................... 122 2.10 Internal Auditing ............................................... 60 3.20 Pollution Control ............................................. 122 2.11 SCM ................................................................ 61 3.21 Bio-diversity, Landscape and Open Spaces ......... 122 2.12 By-Laws and Policies ......................................... 65 COMPONENT F: SECURITY AND SAFETY ....... 123 2.13 Website ........................................................... 66 3.22 Traffic, Security and Licensing .......................... 123 2.14 Communication ................................................ 68 3.23 COVID-19 ...................................................... 126 CHAPTER 3: SERVICE DELIVERY PERFORMANCE (PERFORMANCE REPORT PART I) ................... 70 COMPONENT G: SPORT AND RECREATION ... 130 3.1 Performance Management .................................. 70 3.24 Community Halls ............................................ 130 3.2 The IDP and the Budget ..................................... 71 3.25 Swimming Pools ............................................. 131 3.3 Service Providers Strategic Performance .............. 71 3.26 Caravan Park.................................................. 132 3.4 Strategic SDBIP ................................................ 71 3.28 Sport Grounds ................................................ 135 3.4.1 Economic Development ..................................... 74 COMPONENT H: CORPORATE POLICY, OFFICES AND OTHER SERVICES ................................. 139 3.4.2 Infrastructure Development and Basic Service Delivery ........................................................... 74 3.29 Executive and Council ...................................... 140 3.4.3 Instatutional Development and transformation ..... 77 3.30 Financial Services ........................................... 144 1 CONTENTS 3.31 HR ................................................................ 146 3.32 Corporate Services .......................................... 148 COMPONENT I: ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE SCORECARD ......................... 150 3.33 Development and service delivery priorities for 2020/21 ........................................................ 150 CHAPTER 4: ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE (PERFORMANCE REPORT PART II) ................................................................ 155 4.1 Introduction to the Municipal Workforce ............. 155 4.2 Managing the Municipal Workforce .................... 158 4.3 Capacitating the Municipal Workforce ................ 159 4.4 Managing the Municipal Workforce Expenditure .. 162 LIST OF TABLES ........................................... 164 LIST OF GRAPHS .......................................... 166 LIST OF FIGURES ......................................... 167 ABBREVIATIONS .......................................... 168 2 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CALVINIA WATER TREATMENT WORKS 3 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPONENT A: MAYOR’S FOREWORD Cllr. RN Swartz MAYOR 4 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BRANDVLEI WATER TREATMENT PLANT 5 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPONENT B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S OVERVIEW JI Swartz MUNICIPAL MANAGER 6 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.2 MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW This report addresses the performance of the Hantam Municipality (HM) in the Northern Cape in respect of its core legislative obligations. Local government must create the participatory framework that defines and enhances the relationship between elected leaders and their communities. This requires that the Council of the Municipality provides regular and predictable reporting on programme performance and the general state of affairs in their locality. The 2019/20 annual report reflects on the performance of the HM for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. The annual report is prepared in accordance with Section 121(1) of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), in terms of which the Municipality must prepare an annual report for each financial year. 1.2.1 Vision and mission a) Vision “An enabling environment with sustainable service delivery and equal opportunities to ensure a better life for all” b) Mission “To create an enabling environment through good governance, sustainable service delivery, financial management, investments and intergovernmental co-operation, where all can reach their full potential” c) Strategic objectives Infrastructure Development and Basic Service Delivery Instatutional Development and Transformation Economic Development Financial Sustainable and viability Good governance and public participation 7 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.2.2 Demographic information a) Municipal geographical information The jurisdiction of the Hantam Municipality covers an area of 36 128 km², which constitutes 28% of the total area (viz. 126 836 km²) of the Namakwa District municipality within which it lies. The Hantam Municipality is located in the south-western segment of the district and wedged mainly between both Northern Cape and Western Cape municipalities. The Northern Cape municipalities are the Karoo Hoogland, Kareeberg and Kheis municipalities (to the east), Kamiesberg and Khai-Ma municipalities (to the west), and Kai !Garib (to the north). The Western Cape municipalities are Matzikama and Cederberg Municipalities (to the west) and Witzenberg Municipality (to the south). The following maps show the location of the municipality in the province (see Map 1) and the regional location with the main towns (see Map 2). Figure 1: Maps of Hantam Municipal Area Map 2: The HM includes Calvinia (the centre), Brandvlei, Loeriesfontein, Middelpos, Nieuwoudtville and Swartkop. The HM is one of six local municipalities that form part of the Namakwa District Municipality. Calvinia is approximately 400 km from Cape Town, Springbok, Upington and Beaufort West and links to the surrounding towns via the following roads: 8 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY R27 to Nieuwoudtville in the west and to Brandvlei in the north-east R63 to Williston in the east R354 to Middelpos which lies to the south-east R355 to Loeriesfontein which is situated to the north-west of Calvinia Low accessibility is a restriction to economic development in the area. A 1 250 meter tarred landing strip, which is situated close to Calvinia, is currently being used by many tourists who wish to visit this beautiful part of the Northern
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